CONTENTS


VOLUME 1

UNIT I A REVIEW OF BASIC MATH OPERATIONS .............................................. 1
PART 1 WHOLE NUMBERS.................................................................................3


1.1 Place Value...................................................................................................3


1.2 Comparing and Rounding Whole Numbers....................................................... 7


1.3 Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers ....................................................... 10


1.4 Multiplying Whole Numbers .......................................................................... 13


1.5 Dividing Whole Numbers............................................................................... 15

PART 2 DECIMAL OPERATIONS........................................................................ 21


2.1 Decimal Place Value .................................................................................... 21


2.2 Comparing and Ordering Decimals ................................................................. 26


2.3 Rounding Decimals ....................................................................................... 28


2.4 Adding Decimals............................................................................................ 30


2.5 Subtracting Decimals ..................................................................................... 32


2.6 Multiplying Decimals....................................................................................... 35


2.7 Dividing a Decimal by a Whole Number ............................................................ 37


2.8 Dividing by a Decimal...................................................................................... 39

PART 3 FRACTIONS ........................................................................................... 46


3.1 Fractions ....................................................................................................... 46


3.2 Types of Fractions .......................................................................................... 46


3.3 Finding Equivalent Fractions............................................................................. 46


3.4 Fractions In Lowest Terms................................................................................ 47


3.5 Mixed Numbers................................................................................................ 48


3.6 Least Common Denominator (LCD) ................................................................... 49


3.7 Comparing and Ordering Fractions .................................................................... 50


3.8 Adding Like Fractions....................................................................................... 51


3.9 Adding Unlike Fractions ................................................................................... 52


3.10 Subtracting Fractions ..................................................................................... 54


3.11 Subtracting Mixed Fractions ........................................................................... 56


3.12 Multiplying Fractions....................................................................................... 58


3.13 Multiplying Mixed Numbers ............................................................................. 60


3.14 Dividing Fractions ........................................................................................... 62


3.15 Dividing Mixed Numbers .................................................................................. 64

PART 4 CONVERSIONS ........................................................................................ 73


4.1 Converting Fractions to Decimals ....................................................................... 73


4.2 Converting Decimals to Fractions ....................................................................... 75


4.3 Converting Decimal mixed Numbers to Fractional Equivalents............................... 76

PART 5 PERCENTS .............................................................................................. 82


5.1 Percent............................................................................................................. 82


5.2 Percents and Decimals ..................................................................................... 82


5.3 Percents and Fractions ..................................................................................... 84


5.4 Percentage Formulas ........................................................................................ 86


5.5 Analyzing Word Problems Asking for Percentage ................................................ 88


5.6 Finding the Rate (percent) One Number of Another .............................................. 89


5.7 Analyzing Word Problems Asking for Percent (rate)............................................. 91


5.8 Percent of Increase or Decrease ....................................................................... 92


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5.9 Analyzing Word Problems Asking for Percent of Increase or Decrease ................. 93


5.10 Finding a Number When a Percent of It Is Known.............................................. 94


5.11 Analyzing Word Problems Asking for the Base/Original Amount ........................ 96

UNIT I REVIEW ................................................................................................... 101


UNIT II USING THE 9 BASIC KEYS OF A CALCULATOR ........................................ 107

PART 6 CALCULATOR FEATURES........................................................................ 109

PART 7 BASIC OPERATIONS ............................................................................... 111


7.1 Addition .......................................................................................................... 111


7.2 Subtraction...................................................................................................... 118


7.3 Credit Balances .............................................................................................. 124


7.4 Subtotal........................................................................................................... 130


7.5 Grand Total ..................................................................................................... 135

PART 8 MULTIPLICATION...................................................................................... 145


8.1 Multiplication ................................................................................................... 145


8.2 Sequential Multiplication .................................................................................. 151


8.3 Constant Multiplication .................................................................................... 153

PART 9 DIVISION ................................................................................................. 157


9.1 Division ........................................................................................................... 157


9.2 Constant Division - Divisor ................................................................................. 161


9.3 Constant Division - Dividend .............................................................................. 163

PART 10 FRACTIONS AND PERCENTS ................................................................. 170


10.1 Fractions ....................................................................................................... 170


10.2 Fractions - Addition and Subtraction ................................................................ 172


10.3 Fractions - Multiplication and Division .............................................................. 174


10.4 Percents........................................................................................................ 177


10.5 Percentage ................................................................................................... 179


10.6 Percent - Finding the Rate .............................................................................. 181


10.7 Percent - Finding the Base.............................................................................. 183

UNIT II REVIEW .................................................................................................... 188


UNIT III USING THE ACCUMULATOR KEYS OF A CALCULATOR ............................. 191
PART 11 ACCUMULATIVE MULTIPLICATION .......................................................... 193PART 12 NEGATIVE MULTIPLICATION ................................................................... 199PART 13 CONSTANT MULTIPLICATION WITH ACCUMULATION ............................... 201PART 14 DIVISION - ACCUMULATION OF QUOTIENTS ............................................ 207PART 15 NEGATIVE DIVISION ................................................................................ 209PART 16 CONSTANT DIVISION WITH ACCUMULATION ............................................ 211PART 17 MIXED CALCULATIONS - ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION
FOLLOWED BY MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION .................................................... 215
PART 18 MIXED CALCULATIONS – MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION
FOLLOWED BY ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION ...................................................... 217
PART 19 MIXED CALCULATIONS – MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION
FOLLOWED BY MUTIPLICATION AND DIVISION ...................................................... 219
UNIT III REVIEW ..................................................................................................... 223


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UNIT IV BASIC BUSINESS APPLICATIONS .............................................................. 225
PART 20 INVOICES AND DISCOUNTS ..................................................................... 227


20.1 Cash Discounts ............................................................................................... 227


20.2 Trade Discounts .............................................................................................. 229


20.3 Chain Discounts .............................................................................................. 230


20.4 Invoices .......................................................................................................... 233

PART 21 PAYROLL REGISTERS ............................................................................ 242


21.1 Payroll ........................................................................................................... 242


21.2 Payroll Register – Straight Salary ..................................................................... 243


21.3 Payroll Register – Hourly Wage ....................................................................... 248


21.4 Payroll Register – Piece Rate .......................................................................... 256


21.5 Payroll Register – Commissions ...................................................................... 261


21.6 Payroll Register – Straight Commission ........................................................... 262


21.7 Payroll Register – Salary Plus Commission ..................................................... 265


21.8 Payroll Register – Salary Plus Bonus .............................................................. 268

PART 22 SIMPLE INTEREST ................................................................................ 272


22.1 Simple Interest – Finding the Interest .............................................................. 272


22.2 Simple Interest – Finding the Rate .................................................................. 274


22.3 Simple Interest – Finding the Principal ............................................................ 276


22.4 Simple Interest – Finding the Time .................................................................. 278


22.5 Simple Interest – Finding the Maturity Value .................................................... 280

UNIT IV REVIEW................................................................................................... 284


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